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How Boundary Setting Relates to Keeping The Focus On Yourself

by beverlybuncher on 06. Sep, 2010 in 12 Steps Program, Addiction, Al Anon, Alateen, Family Recovery Coaching, Florida Nar-Anon, Focus on You, Illinois Nar-Anon, Nar-Anon, Narcotics, children of addicts, dads of addicts, forgiveness, in the rooms, moms of addicts

Often when we think of boundary setting, we think of controlling other people. getting them to improve their behavior or get better. But in the context of family recovery, boundary setting is a truly selfish act – in a very positive way!
When we set boundaries with an addict in our lives, it often at [...]

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What Do You Do When You Get “Bad News” About Your Loved One’s Behavior?

by beverlybuncher on 26. Aug, 2010 in 12 Steps Program, Addiction, Al Anon, Alateen, Alcohol, Family Recovery Coaching, Florida Nar-Anon, Focus on You, Illinois Nar-Anon, Nar-Anon, Narcotics, Recovery, Relapse, Relapse Prevention, Uncategorized, children of addicts, dads of addicts, forgiveness, life purpose in recovery, moms of addicts, need help for child in school, parents of addicts, parents of adult children, spirituality, spouses of addicts, wives of addicts

As a parent or spouse or sister, there will be times when the active addict in your life will do things that worry or upset you. Maybe that’s already happened in your life. Chances are, if you are reading this blog, it has.
So, what do you do? Do you react, with every worried bone [...]

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Is Your Addict Mean? To Cope, Ask Yourself These Questions

by beverlybuncher on 22. Aug, 2010 in 12 Steps Program, Addiction, Al Anon, Alateen, Alcohol, Family Recovery Coaching, Florida Nar-Anon, Focus on You, Illinois Nar-Anon, Lois Wilson, Nar-Anon, Narcotics, Relapse, Relapse Prevention, children of addicts, dads of addicts, forgiveness, in the rooms, moms of addicts, parents of addicts, parents of adult children, spouses of addicts, wives of addicts

Ever have to deal with mean, verbally abusive language from your addicted loved ones? If so, you know how difficult it can be to cope with! As we have discussed before, using The Four Foundations of Family Recovery, namely: self care, being a loving person, setting boundaries, and getting support, can really help when things [...]

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When Your Child is Struggling in School – Get Support!

by beverlybuncher on 18. Aug, 2010 in 12 Steps Program, Addiction, Al Anon, Alcohol, Focus on You, Illinois Nar-Anon, Nar-Anon, Narcotics, Recovery, Uncategorized, children of addicts, dads of addicts, in the rooms, moms of addicts, need help for child in school, overeaters anonymous, overeating, parents of addicts, school problems, wives of addicts

One of the challenges many families plagued by addiction face is that at least one if not more of their children struggle in school. Although many other families face this as well, in a family where there one of the parents is addicted, this can be especially difficult. In this situation, things can go a [...]

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Sponsorship Through the Eyes of a Grateful Sponsee

by beverlybuncher on 01. Aug, 2010 in 12 Steps Program, Addiction, Al Anon, Alateen, Alcohol, Family Recovery Coaching, Florida Nar-Anon, Focus on You, Illinois Nar-Anon, Lois Wilson, Nar-Anon, Relapse, Relapse Prevention, children of addicts, dads of addicts, moms of addicts, parents of addicts, parents of adult children, spirituality, spouses of addicts, wives of addicts

I know, I know. Principles before personalities. For those readers who aren’t familiar with the term, it refers to the importance in the 12 step programs of not making people in the program into ’stars’ or icons…
For those of us affected by addiction, this is an important point, as we could easily do this.
But, [...]

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Are you willing to feel the pain?

by beverlybuncher on 29. Jul, 2010 in 12 Steps Program, Addiction, Al Anon, Alateen, Alcohol, Illinois Nar-Anon, Lois Wilson, Nar-Anon, Narcotics, Recovery, Relapse, Relapse Prevention, Steroids Study, aspects of self, children of addicts, dads of addicts, moms of addicts, parents of addicts, parents of adult children, spirituality, spouses of addicts, wives of addicts

Pain. No one likes it. Most of us will run a mile to get away from it. Yet, it’s an inevitable part of being related to an addict and even of the recovery process.
When you first found out your addict was using, there was pain.
When you tried again and again to make your addict [...]

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Why Getting Support Is So Important to Your Recovery

by beverlybuncher on 28. Jul, 2010 in Addiction, Al Anon, Alateen, Alcohol, Family Recovery Coaching, Florida Nar-Anon, Focus on You, Illinois Nar-Anon, Nar-Anon, Narcotics, Prescription Drug Addiction, Recovery, Uncategorized, children of addicts, dads of addicts, in the rooms, life purpose coaching in recovery, moms of addicts

Addiction is a disease of isolation. In fact, so is family addiction.
When a loved one’s addiction becomes obvious to us, often, the natural reaction is shock, despair, and isolation. There is so much shame, guilt and sadness associated with the awareness of what they and we are now dealing with that, oftentimes, we go [...]

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